It’s been over a week since news broke that Rihanna would be rightfully honored with the 2014 CFDA Fashion Icon Award this June, but she’s either been too busy soaking in all the glory or too busy spending quality time with her boo thang Drake to respond – up until yesterday. Either way, she is pretty damn excited, which is completely understandable–it’s a big phucking deal.
The “Stay” singer is following in the fashionable footsteps of Lady Gaga, Kate Moss, Iman, and other style stars who are known to make a statement on and off the red carpets. She shared her reaction with all of her followers yesterday, and in true RiRi fashion, it was nothing short of hilarious.
Me when I found out about the CFDAs… #iconic
But the fearless fashionista has come a long way since her “Pon de Replay” days back in 2005. There once was a time when she wasn’t sitting pretty for every major Paris Fashion Week show and before her unapologetic attitude and wardrobe made her into one of our favorite celebrities to style stalk.
Before Rihanna was decked out in designer digs and clothing from collections that came phresh off the runways of Chanel and Balmain, she was an emerging artist well on her way to superstardom. From crop tops to couture, see Rihanna’s red carpet style evolution in the gallery below.
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